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Medicaid
22
Sep

Preliminary Injunction Blocks California From Reducing Medicaid Benefits Due To Budget Cuts

September 22, 2009
On September 10, 2009, a federal district court in Northern California issued a preliminary injunction...
21
Sep

U.S. Uninsured Total Tops 46 million, With More Americans Insured By Government Health Programs And Fewer By Employer-Sponsored Plans

September 21, 2009
The September 21, 2009 edition of amednews.com, the internet version of American Medical News, published...
09
Sep

Federal Appeals Court Rules That Assets In A Special Needs Trust Are Countable Resources Under Medicaid

September 9, 2009
In a ruling seen as a major setback for disabled individuals and their families, on...
07
Aug

Superior Court Judge in Monmouth County Authorizes The Establishment Of Third Party Special Needs Trusts Within An Intestate Estate

August 7, 2009
As reported on my blog, Judge John Malone, Presiding  Judge of the Chancery Division of...
02
Jul

Does A Disabled Child Receiving SSI And Medicaid Remain Eligible For Medicaid After Beginning To Receive SSD Under A Parent’s Work Record?

July 2, 2009
The following excerpt is taken from a discussion between elderlaw attorneys recently posted on a...
15
Jun

Georgia Case Addresses The Impact Of VA Aid and Attendance Benefits On Medicaid Eligibility

June 15, 2009
A May 27, 2009 Administrative Law decision in Georgia addresses the impact of Veteran’s Administration...
10
Jun

Jersey Hospitals Facing Loss Of Millions In Medicaid Funds

June 10, 2009
According to the June 8, 2009 edition of the Star-Ledger newspaper, two-thirds of New Jersey’s...
26
May

NJ Appeals Court Rules That A Transfer of Assets Was Post-DRA Because It Occured When Checks Were Cashed, Not Written

May 26, 2009
A New Jersey appeals court held earlier this month that a Medicaid applicant’s transfer of...
14
May

My Paper, Discussing the Impact of Financial Exploitation on Medicaid Eligibility, Chosen as Lead Article in The ElderLaw Report

May 14, 2009
It is not uncommon for an elderly or disabled person to entrust his or her...
20
Apr

New Jersey’s Public Advocate Says Assisted Living Company ‘Ruthlessly’ Evicted Residents Once They Went on Medicaid

April 20, 2009
A national assisted living company broke its promises to elderly New Jersey residents by throwing...
13
Feb

New Jersey Will Receive At Least $2.2 Billion In Medicaid Aid From Stimulus Package

February 13, 2009
New Jersey will receive an additional $2.2 billion for its Medicaid program under the stimulus...
26
Jan

The Basics of VA Compensation Benefits and the Effect that the receipt of VA Compensation will have upon Eligibility for SSI and Medicaid Benefits

January 26, 2009
If a person with disabilities is a veteran, a child of a veteran, the spouse...
23
Jan

Federal Court Again Rules That The Payment Stream From An Annuity Paid To The Spouse Of A Nursing Home Resident Is Not Countable In Determining The Nursing Home Resident's Eligibility For Medicaid

January 23, 2009
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, in a case entitled Weatherbee...
21
Jan

CMS issues new POMS for trusts

January 21, 2009
A new Programs Operations Manual System (POMS), used by Social Security Administration employees to administer...
15
Jan

Top 10 (Actually 14) New Jersey Guardianship / Elder Law / Medicaid and Public Benefits Planning Cases

January 15, 2009
In my years of practicing elder law and guardianship litigation, I’ve become accustomed to meeting...
11
Jan

Top New Jersey Elder Law Cases Decided In 2008

January 11, 2009
There were 6 significant cases decided in New Jersey in 2008 in the area of...
24
Dec

One Reason Why Public-Benefits Planning is Absolutely Essential for the Frail Elderly and Disabled in New Jersey: 13 of the 20 Highest Property Taxed Counties in the Nation are Located in New Jersey

December 24, 2008
The next time you must defend the decision either 1) to provide help to families...
24
Dec

A Roundup of Key Elder Law Numbers for 2009

December 24, 2008
Below is compilation of Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security and other figures for 2009 that are...
16
Dec

Denial of Medicaid Benefits by NY Medicaid Agency Reversed Because Agency Failed to Reconsider in Reasonable Time

December 16, 2008
A New York trial court held that because the state Medicaid agency failed to reconsider...
02
Dec

Public Benefits Basics – Social Security and SSI Benefits

December 2, 2008
Because much of the elder law practice population is elderly or disabled and at or...
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